Evangeline : A Tale Of Acadie

Plot

Nova Scotia is haunted by her former self - Acadia, first settled in 1605. The landscape immortalized by Longfellow through his tale of lovers separated by the Acadian expulsion of 1755, has come to be known as the Land of Evangeline; the best-loved of Canada's literary shrines. / No one can read about Grand Pre without wanting to visit Acadia; no one can visit Acadia without becoming fascinated by its history. / This updated edition of Evangeline is supplemented with 12 illustrations gleaned from some of the 300 interpretations of Longfellow's best-known poem since it was first published in 1847. Bruce Fergusson's thorough introduction reveals much about the beginnings of settlement in l'Acadie; the history of a displaced people; and the romanticization of a lost way of life. -- back cover